1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Benjamin Travis Laney did not seek a third term.
Democratic nominee Sid McMath defeated Republican nominee Charles R. Black with 89.37% of the vote.
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary election was held on July 27, 1948, with the runoff held on August 10, 1948.Candidates
- C. A. Fleming
- Jack Wilson Holt Sr., former Arkansas Attorney General
- William Jennings
- John Lonsdale, Jr., former mayor of Lonsdale
- James "Uncle Mac" MacKrell, radio presenter
- Sid McMath, prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District
- Horace Thompson, former Internal Revenue collector
Withdrew
- Bob Ed Loftin
- Jim Merritt, attorney
General election
Candidates
- Sid McMath, Democratic
- Charles R. Black, Republican, lumber manufacturer